EP107 - The Jaguar and The Mailbox: Deconstructing the Treason of Aldrich Ames
He was a mediocre, alcoholic CIA officer drowning in debt. Yet for nine years, Aldrich Ames operated as the KGB's most valuable asset inside American intelligence, systematically liquidating the CIA's network of Soviet spies for a luxury car and a bigger house. This is the story of how mundane greed and profound institutional blindness combined to create one of the most catastrophic security breaches in U.S. history. If you enjoy the show and want to support it, you can buy me a coffee: https://paypal.me/podcast8
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